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Little Falls transcript., 1887-04-15

Competitive examinations are on
their triatin this country and the ap-
parent results do not always favor
thenE but wherever an accurate rec
ORD extending over number OF years
can be secured the balance isgenerally
in their favor At West Point, in the
ten years 1878 49, 900 appointees
passed the entrance examination 81
whom 432 were appointed after a
competitive examination and SGT for
the various forms OF favoritism which
influence congressman and the presi-
dent in giving this appointment. OF
the former 63, per cent. graduated,
md OF the latter 45 per cent, so that
the proportion OF those passing was
nearly one-han larger in the former
case, The test counts for more when
it's remembered that the examinar
] tions. at West Point are more severe
than in any other institution in the
country and the training and require
ments combine q. demand for physical
deyslppn and ability as well as
lorintellectual ogress. ST.
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He Had a. Sweet Tooth.

A Boston lady, wh ose sister lives in
Georgia and whose mansion there is
overrun, like every other big southern
residence, with black servants, receives
frequetly from her odd stories of these
always funny people. Her stout color
ed cook. a charmingly loquacious per-
son, has two small boys who serve Us
errand bearers and personal servants to
the lady of the house. One of these
boys, whose name is Ivy, has a devour-
ing passion for molasses, and not only
decorates his countenance with it on all
possible occasions, but cannot possibly
eat his food without it.
One day lately Ivy was served with
some bread and honey at his lunch in
I the kitchen, and promptly called for
molasses. !. X e. .z.E.
Lands sakesr said his mother.
go to put on de bread m honey?a 4
..Sardn' !, nanny. = & 81. Isl
Lam OBJ de iiyin,'! Ell dat boy Ivy
had an angel Gabriel served up on dc
table he'd ask right off 70 de 'lasses to
put.on him. y Boston Transcript.
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According to the report to the
stockholders in the Eastern railroad,
the awful casualty which occurred on
ats line, at Revere, Mass, several years
ago, ''resulted in u loss to the corpo-
ration OF S51O,6OO in round numbers,
including personal damages, the de-
struction OF ears and engines and the
cost of fall replacements." These figures
naturally attracted the serious atten-
tion OF those interested in the net fl
nancial results OF the company's busi-
ness, and it is noticeable that the line
has been much freer from such expen-
sive episodes ever since. They con-
cluded that it is much cheaper to pre-.
vent accidents by better equipment,
increased facilities and greater vigi-
lance on the part Of operatives than to
settle the money damages OF q single
calamity, which would swallow up the
distributive profits for q year or
more.
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The Fleeing Cook.

lere is a story on a certain class OF
rAistresses--a class that is not numer.
ous, but is peculiar to the ranks of the
''vulgar rich'' who are so scorchingly
described by Ouida A lady comes q
stranger to Buffalo, her husband an
army officer, ordered here on special
duty. She at once breaks into house.
keeping and deems herself fortunate in
securing a really good cook. One morn.
ing while rejecting upon her luck in
finding such kitchen treasure-and
she is a stranger in strange place-she
sees a fine establishment-splen
sleigh, fine horses, swell coachman-
drive up to her door From the sleigh
steps out very handsome specimen of
won1anhood, elegantly costumed. Our
nrmy woman, suspecting that she is to
be made the recipient of little Buffalo
welcome and hospitality, steps to the
mirror, gives her bangs a little twist and
prinks up hastily. She hears the door,
bell ring; soon after hears voices in the
parlor. But there is no summons for
her, and in five minutes, more or less,
The superbly-dressed visitor, aforesaid,
leaves the house and drives off: The
second girl being asked for an explana-
ton, replies that the lady asked to see
The cook, and that functionary soon in
forms her army mistress that she has
had an offer of much higher wages il
she will leave at once, and that the offer
is too tempting to refuse. Protest IS
in etf'ectual, and wondering whether
that is the way of doing things i'll Buf-
falo, the discounted house-keeper sub"
mits to the result and goes out to hunt
after another cook. A few days pass,
and the sleigh, the coachman and same
elegant specimen of the feminine gen.
der, again come up to the door, and
?! Ibis time the lady of the house is cert
ainly asked for With some reluctance
and considerable smothered indignation
| she goes down, but is soon disabused of
any notion that the ''lady" is going to
make a call" She briefly explains
her errand---admits that she is the wo-
man who induced the cook to leave,
and complains that she is in '.really
awkward position;'' for a 'splendid
cook =" who used to live with her wants
to come back, and she, of course, feels
under obligations to get the other cook
4 place, seeing that she urged her to
leave. She, therefore, asxs our army
woman if she is willing to take
back her original cook ''as a
personal favor.'' Beg pardon, reader.
Did you say Well, + swear" That is
just what we said when we heard the
story; and it is true. every word OF it,
Buffalo Evpress.
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The Bishop and the Bull Pup.

The following story. of which the
truth is vouched for, is related of the
Fright Reverend Father in God, the
Lord Bishop of Manchester" who sits
as one of the spiritual peers in the
House of Lords. Itappears that the port
ly prelate, who for some time acted as
Bishop of Melbourne IN Australia, devel-
oped while in the colony strong sporting
proclivities which still cling to him.
Keeps a most ferocious bull terrier in
his palace at Manchester, and when he
wants to unbend his mind and also to
unbend his dog he leads the ugly head
eel beast into the back yard and intro
duces him to another animal of the
same species. Then the two animals
jaw each other and tear pieces out OF
each others ribs. The Bishop is de-
scribed as dancing around meanwhile
and cheering on his own pup. If the
other dog gets the best of it, however,
the Bishop is said to take one long
stride with his Episcopal legs, and. tax
ing him by the tail, to drop him over
the garden wall. In order to fully ap-
preciate the picture it must be added
that the Bishop is very stout. t.-London
Modern SOciety.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-04-15

The drouth in some portions OF
Texas, which was so severe last year,
still continues, and great suffering is
reported. Milk and butler are escarce.
Lean kline are as common as fat ones
once were, and unless it rains soon
the people will be brought to starva-
tion. The number OF dead and dying
cattle is very great. They are dying
so fast that the farmers cannot skin
them all, but the hide market is quite
low. There is in many portions OF
the country absolutely no range, and
would not be for some weeks, though
it should rain at once. Texas grass
is hard to devitalize, but the months
of drouth have proved too much for
it. There is a consequent strong un-
easiness in stock circles, and specula-
tion or trading in any kind ofanimals
has fallen off greatly.
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1t appears that Germany, Austria,
Russia, England, and some other
countries are rapidly extending their
canal systems, Notwithstanding the
pre-eminence of the present period as
railroad era, and that, in respect
to tho extent Of freight or commercial
water routes, America is relatively
far behind Europe. Thus, France is
at present engaged on four great wa.
ter ways, for which q sum equal to
5000, 100000 has been appropriated,
and which will, in fact, cost much
larger sum; Germany and Russia are
constructing O. canal from the Baltic
to the North Sea; England is making
canals at immense cost, from London
to Liverpool and Bristol, and from
Manchester to Liverpool; while Can
ada is spending million dollars to
improve the Welland Canal.
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Sensible Conmen

Addl essing Mrs. Druse on the scat
iold, Rev. Mr.. Powell said: ''Go to thy
late, trembling child Of sorrow! Go to
thy loving father. God! Go to thy com.
passionate brother, Jesus, and to the
side of thy angel child who has gone
before. Go bravely in the strength OF
hope and faith that there will be
place for thee somewhere above this
dark and dismal shadow. Go, penitent
and bleeding heart! Thv transit from
earth to heaven will be but short, and
may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God, and the fellowship OF
the Holy Spirit of truth and good and
grace 60 with and re'uain with thee
evermore. Amen" Rev. Mr.. Powell
spoke with some assurance when he
told the wretehed woman her transit
from earth to heaven would be but
short. Is this brevity of journey char
acteristic of the rope route? OF the in
humerab bic blood-stained murderers
who have stood with knot behind the
left ear uttering pious confidences to
the officers Of the law and reporters, not
one has yet returned word that the
ngman's jerk instantly transported
Them from mundane to celestial scenes,
oor do plain. unsentimental people be-
iieve that the slayer arrived there be-
fore his unshrived victim. There is
Something revolving and demoralizing
10 great many good people in these
public announcements of penitence and
forgiveness evoked by the shadow of
ihe moose, when the object of the laws
vengeance is prostrated mentally, NOR
lily and physically; when the attending
clergyman is impressed by the fright
sned acquiescence of his charge into
ina ginning too much of conversion.
What a noble experience it is for a
number OF respectable citizens seeing
that the laws decree is carried out to
be addressed by fellow with a rope
around his neck with the remark that
he is going to eternal joy, which they
are apt to miss, and for them to follow
his example and die happy. 1t s,nacks
loo niue h of putting bonus on mur-
der. What of Mr.. Druse, deceased,
cremated and assimilated by swine?
Is his transition to be more protracted
than that of the lady who kindly as
:. sisted him out of the world, Or will he,
by reason of not having had time to see
Rev. Mr.. Powell just before receiving
bis quietus, never again be permitted
TO look on the loving countenance OF
his angel wife?-Ou CITY Bli2zard.
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How an Earthquake Sounds.

A frightful grinding noise, harsh,
grating, terrible, like the passing of
some giant Removals Van, carrying
Cleopatra's Needle or Memnon's Head;
sound as of the passing of the biggest
traction-engine that ever was made,
multiplied by forty; a sensation of be-
ing shaken violently IN ones bed, in a
house that shook and ratified and vi.
brated' with an ever-increasing VIC.
lence. which seem to presage the im-
mediate fall and ruin of the building
that was what the peaceful dwellers in
Cannes experienced betwixt sleep.
ing and waking on the morning OF
Ash Wednesday, at 6 o'clock, town-time,
by all the clocks along the length OF
the Riviera BY the time these ten
seconds were over and the earth was at
rest again, everybody on the Riviera
was very much awake, and some there
were who woke to find that ten
seconds of earthquake very serious
calanity.-Cannes Letter to London
World.
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Mr.. Chambers, United States con-
sular agent at Batoum, writes to the
state department OF the Russian pc
troleum trade. He states the wells in
the Baixu district-the only place
where oil is found in quantity--were
46S in number last year, OF which 200
are abandoned, and only l64 now
producing. The product OF these 164
in 1885 averaged $1,000 barrels OF
crude petroleum daily. Little or no
prospecting has been done looking to
the extension Of the field. and the
government refuses to lease it's lands.
Much OF the oil is OF very poor quail.
ity, owing to the recklessness OF the
retiners, but a few OF the larger firms,
looking to something more than i'm
mediate profit, are making a better
article.
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CONDENSED NEWS.
Some Of the Late Elections

In Michigan, the election Of Tuesday the
10th inst, resulted in the success OF the
republican ticket by 10, 900 plurality, and
the defeat OF the prohibition amendment.
In Wisconsin the only state election was
for associate Judge OF the supreme court.
Harlow. s, Orton (Dem.) was reelected
without opposition. Milwaukee county
voted ON judge OF the circuit and
Judge OF the supreme court. The Demo-
Gratis and Republicans placed iusi on
ticket in the field against the Labor patty.
D. H. Johnson. Democrat, and George II.
Noyes (Rep. J, the fusion judicial candidates,
have a majority over the Labor candi.
dates, N. S. Murphy and Peter Rupp. In
many cities of the state, by a preconcen-
, trated arrangement, ladies in bodies went
to the polls and offered to vote, claiming
to be entitled to do SO by an inference con.
veyed by recently enacted law allowing
women to vote in school affairs.
The election in Chicago passed oil quiet
| ly. A combination OF Democrats and
republicans, e!ected John A. Roche (rep.}
mayor by 80, 600 moiority, and routed
the socialists.
| Tho so-called United Labor party polled
Just one-haf OF the number OF votes
it's leaders had predicted. Two United
Labor aldermen were the only successful
| candidates OF that party.
|
| reelected major by a. plurality OF 596.
(! Smith had II, o63. Stevenson (labor) II,
! 367; Matson (dem.) 1861. An unofficial
footing for ward officers shows the follow.
ing result: Councimen, thirteen Republi.
cans, nine Labor, three Democrats.
At Minneapolis the Democrats have nine
aldermen now and gained ten. The Repub
leans have six and gained eleven. This
makes the council stand nineteen Demo
Gratis and seventeen Republicans.
There were five municipal tickets in the
field at Denver. The Republicans elected
Mr.. Lee mayor by 1000 to 1900 major
ity.
The introduction OF female suffrage hac
no appreciable effect on the results OF thu
| Kansas election.
The Democrats OF Springfield. Ill.,, elect
ed their city ticket, with the possible ex
ception OF city attorney, by decisive ma
jority.
Mrs Lucy Johnson, wife Of associate
Justice Johnson, OF the state suprem,
court was elected to the board OF educa
tion OF Minneapolis, Kansas.
Henry kumf, Republican,, was elected
mayor OF Kansas City.
The whole Republican ticket at Topeka
Kan, was elected. The women voted gen
orally as their husbands did.
The city election at Saltwater, Mimi, re
suited in the election of G. M. Seymour
Republican, for mayor; Leonard Clark
Independent, for city treasurer.
At Hudson Wis, nearly all OF the peo
ple's ticket was elected: VIM. H. Phipps
mayor; w. V. Calpwell, treasurer, Jas
Coggswel, assessor; Geo. w. Randall
police Justice, union.
At Mankato, Minn., the election result
ed: A. r. Pau (Dem.), mayo by vot
OF s11 to 633 for G. F. Piper (Republica1
and Labor), and 20 for A. s. Rouse pro
hibition).
Editor Edwards was elected Mayor o
Fargo. Oak.
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Some one has takeri the time and
trouble to figure out the varlous COM
binations OF coins that might be used
in changing a quart'ar, and places then
at 2l5. The pieces used in making the
changes are the 2O-cent piece, 1O-ceuE
piece, 5.cent pi ece, Scent piece, 2-cent
piece, and l-c ent piece. To be able to
make all the. changes would require
one 2O-cents two 1O-cent pieces, IL 2.
cent pieces and rs 1-cent pieces, max.
Ing in all So pieces OF money, repre-
senting Si1.3S.
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At the coming commencement in
June the University Of Michigan, at
Ann Arbor, will celebrate it's fiftieth
anniversary. On the occasion the
faculty are desirous Of welcoming back
rs many as possible Of the former
pupils. Some 10000 or 1900 are
scattered over the country. Any OF
said students intending to assist at
the celebrations may receive desired
information by addressing II. Wade,
Ann Arbor, Mich. The exercises will
begin June 26, and terminate with a
banquet June 80.
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New York society writer's still insist that
Miss Markoe is going to marry Secretary
Bayard. The lady is at present visiting in
New York.
The death is announced at Paris OF Jean
Henri Dupeir. the French actor, in his
NINETY sixth year. :.
William and Joseph Warford, brothers,
had an alteration, fourteen miles south
I OF sSpringfeld, ILL.,. concerning q horse.
breaking his, arm He then shot himself
through the heart s
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He Gave Up ALI Hope.

''Prisoner," said Nevada Judge,
'what have you to say to this indict-
ment; are you guilty or not guilty?''
7 Before I answer the question,
judge, I'd like to ask Your Honor ii
this little specialized dude is all the
lawyer I've got2''. ..- a..%. II
That is Mr.. Ferguson, sir, y re-
sponded the Judge, sternly; II have ap-
pointed him to defend you, as you seem
to have no counsel. = Il .s'5
Judge. said the prisoner, sighine
! heavily. I'm guilty. : Chicago ri:
b7s,se- s..H .s5 Il.
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Mrs. Jno. NJ. Langston, mother OF the
boy who shot the man at Petersburg, Va,
is completely prostrated over the difficulty
her son is in. 1t is said the wounded man
has q chance of recovery. Prof. Lnngston
feels terribly humiliated over the affair and
" i'll make no undue effort to evade the full
penalty OF the law in the case in his sons
behalf. The man young Langston killed
about three years ago he claimed would
have killed him if he hadn't got the drop
on him, but it is thought self defense wont t
work in the present case.
The Journal de Geneve, noted for it's inn
partial treatment of international ques-
tions says: Reichsland is being subjected
to an iron regime. The most honorable
citizens are arrested without apparent
cause, dragged through the streets like
common thieves and immured in some for
tress during the pleasure OF their rulers.
The bare fact OF having worn or purchased
articles OF dress whose co1ors recall the
French flag, or subscribing to disaffected
paper, is considered a crime, and the offend.
or punished with several m onths' impris-
onment. The details would strike us as
witnesses whose good faith is beyond dis
pute. ::~Sss. - @ s..* %,
VII lie silver wedding celebration was
ID pro grese, atNeVada, MOS WAIttn LOuss
pro minent farmer, WAS shot and killed
near the hall by Edward Carr. The latter
was drunk and had been quarrelsome dur
ing the evening having been knocked down
and kicked out Of the hotel. sgz.,.sEe eE
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road let contracts at Omaha for the build
ing Of 400 miles Of road from Center City,
Neb., to tho Northwest.
The chief al ff1cultvf In tha wav az Ca arliale'a
reelection to the speakership has been re-
moved by the collapse oi the contest 81 his
seat as q member by Thoebe, tho Labor
candidate. Under the Law sThoehe had 90
days alter serving notice 81 contest IN which
to take evidence. The ninety daysexpired
. short time ago, and with the mass of tss-
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important Pension Decision.

A difference of opinion and practice has
for some time existed between the pension
Office and the office of the third auditor of
the treasury in Washington as to when the
payment OF an accrued pension actually
becomes consummated. The question was
referred to the second controller who has
decided: q
Where the pension has become due and
payable in the life lifetime Of the pensioner,
and he has executed the usual voucher and
transmitted the same to the pension
AGENT but dies before the agent had
mailed to him a check for it's pay
ment, there has been, in law, no payment
OF the accrued pension. When the vouch-
er has been executed and delivered to the
agent and the check has been transmitted
to and received by the pensioner in his life-
time, the payment has become complete.
Where the voucher has been executed by
the pensioner and delivered to the agent,
and the check has been mailed by the
agent to the pensoner in his lifetime, but
was not received by him, do not think
that the act OF payment has been so far
consum mated as to defeat the rights OF the
widow or minor children or claims for
reimbursement, and the check cannot be
properly deemed a part OF the assets OF
the estate OF the deceased pensioner.
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Senate.
FRIDAY, May 81, 1887.

Senate.
FRIDAY, May 81, 1887.
The Senate met.
The President in the chair
A quorum present.
Mr.. Neel offered a memorial TO Congress to
make the river Styx navigable; also, asking
mail route from Bristol, Liberty county, Florida,
to Alligator in said county The memorials
were passed.
Mr.. Mann moved that joint resolution relat-
ing to settlement upon lands reserved for rail
roads and canals be made a special order for
o'clock P. NJ; agreed 10.
Mr. Fowler moved TO take up the resolution
fixing the time for adjournment of the Legisla-
lure agreed to.
The following amendment was offered by the
committee: After the words ION the" in line
8, strike out "4h," and insert the following in
lieu thereof, 3d." was read second time and
agreed TO, and ordered engrossed.
The Senate concurred in House amendments
TO Senate bill No 288
House bill No. 347 was read first and second
times.
House bill No. 1873 was read and ordered en-.
crossed.
House bills Nos 3S, "a and 319 were read first
time and referred.
House bill No. 317 was passed.
Senate bills Mes 2O6, "A, 148, 1870 and 26S
were referred.
Substitute for House bill No. 231 was refer
red.
House bills Nos 200. 227, 1853, 90, ess, e25,
1913, 201, 26O, 234, 257 and 223, were referred
Mr.. Stevens, chairman of the Joint Committee
on Enrolled Bills, reported House bills Nos. l5O
80, 1872 and l55 correctly enrolled.
The President signed the foregoing bills
House bill No 233 was passed
Reading of House messages was resumed.
House bills Nos 40 and 14l were read and
referred.
message from the Governor announced the
signing OF the following acts which originated
in the Senate:
An act making appropriations for the East Flor.
ida seminary.
An act In relation to issuing marriage licenses
and the record thereof
An act to amend section seventeen uD of an act
to incorporate the Apalachcola and Alabama Rail
road Company, and TO grant certain lands to the
same.
An act to grant to Gardner g. Hardee, Minor 8.
Jones, C. J. Hector, Joseph Paxton and Lyman E.
Barnes certain oyster privileges the Banana and
Indian rivers on condition that they cut 0 certain
canal and to allow the corporation acquiring these
franchises to consolidate with any other corpora
ton created with powers to cut . canal. and have
deposited the same In the ONCE Of Secretary of
State
House bill No. 1856 was passed.
Mr. Mallory offered the following amendment
TO the title: Strike out the title and insert the
following 10 lieu thereof, viz: AN act TO amend
an act entitled an act to designate the terms of
the Circuit Court for the Ffth Judicial Circuit
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Article TX 90 Of the treaty between Sp4in AMI
,ne United States, concluded February gel
Mr. Strom, chairman OF the Committee ON
Agriculture. reported favorably Sen ate bill No.
292